The document discusses how Islam's religious vocabulary frames man as a traveler or pilgrim, with Muslims asking God 17 times a day to guide them on the straight path according to the Quran. It also presents Ibn Arabi's Kitab al-isfar, a text about mystical journeys in Islam.
The document discusses how Islam's religious vocabulary frames man as a traveler or pilgrim, with Muslims asking God 17 times a day to guide them on the straight path according to the Quran. It also presents Ibn Arabi's Kitab al-isfar, a text about mystical journeys in Islam.
The document discusses how Islam's religious vocabulary frames man as a traveler or pilgrim, with Muslims asking God 17 times a day to guide them on the straight path according to the Quran. It also presents Ibn Arabi's Kitab al-isfar, a text about mystical journeys in Islam.
This starts with the observation that Islam’s religious vocabulary constantly reminds man that he is a traveller, a pilgrim. “In each of the five daily prayers – a total of 17 times per day – the Muslim asks God to lead him along the straight path (sirat mustaqim); in the Fatiha, the first sura of the Quran, the recitation of which is mandatory, it is as a matter of fact the only request that is made.” This text includes a presentation of Ibn Arabi’s Kitab al-isfar.